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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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The Tao and Zen of neutrinos: neutrinoless double beta decay in KamLAND-Zen 800

Li, Aobo 30 September 2020 (has links)
Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay(0𝜈𝛽𝛽) is one of the major research interests in neutrino physics. The discovery of 0𝜈𝛽𝛽 would answer persistent puzzles in the Standard Model of Elementary Particles. KamLAND-Zen is one of the leading efforts in the search of 0𝛽𝛽 and has acquired data from 745 kg of ^{136}Xe over 224 live-days. This data is analyzed using a Bayesian approach consisting of a Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm. The implementation of the Bayesian analysis, which is the focal point of this dissertation, yields a 90\% Credible Interval at T^{0𝜈}_{1/2} = 7.03 × 10^{25} years. Finally, a machine learning event classification algorithm, based on a spherical convolutional neural network (spherical CNN) was developed to increase the T^{0𝜈}_{1/2} sensitivity. The classification power of this algorithm was demonstrated on a Monte Carlo detector simulation, and a data driven classifier was trained to reject crucial backgrounds in the 0𝜈𝛽𝛽 analysis. After implementing the spherical CNN, an increase in T^{0𝜈}_{1/2} sensitivity of 11.0% is predicted. These early studies pave the way for substantial improvements in future 0𝜈𝛽𝛽 analyses.

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